Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Acacia | Species: Acacia eburnea (Linn. f.) Willd. ( पहाड़ी कीकर ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Mimosa eburnean L. f. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Pahari Kikar | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Pahari Kikar | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Pahari Kikar | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Pods thin, slightly bent, dark – glossy; 6 – 10 seeds in singlw row. |
| Habitat | Not uncommon; along road sides, in dry exposed localities. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and C. Asia. | Bark Details | Dark – brown or reddish bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Small trees up to 8 m high, with dark – brown or reddish bark. Stipules spines in pair or three, straight, whitish, to 1.5 cm long. Rachis 3 – 4 cm long; pinnae 4 – 8 pairs, to 2 cm long; leaflets 8 – 12 pairs, rigidly coriaceous, to 5 mm long, greyish – green. Heads pedunculate, clustered in the axils of leaves; bracts near middle of peduncle. Calyx minute, funnel – shaped. Pods thin, slightly bent, dark – glossy; 6 – 10 seeds in singlw row. | Leaf Details | Leaf alternate, Rachis 3 – 4 cm long; pinnae 4 – 8 pairs, to 2 cm long; leaflets 8 – 12 pairs, rigidly coriaceous, to 5 mm long, greyish – green. |
